Tuesday, 29 October 2013

Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS as it is more commonly known
is a condition of the Digestive System. It can cause bouts of Stomach Cramps,
Bloating, Diarrhoea and Constipation. While Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a
common condition that affects both men and women, it can also be misdiagnosed!

Irritable Bowel Syndrome can affect anyone but usually
symptoms are noticed between the ages of 20-30. People who suffer with Irritable
Bowel Syndrome can experience these symptoms in bouts which are often during
times of stress and after eating certain foods.

One major characteristic of Irritable Bowel Syndrome is
fluctuating transit time. This is when food travels too quickly through the
Digestive System. The undigested food particles can irritate the gut causing it
to empty suddenly. Irritable Bowel Syndrome can also co-exist with Premenstrual
Syndrome and has also been associated with Fibromyalgia.

What causes Irritable
Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?

* The exact cause of Irritable Bowel Syndrome is unknown but it
has been linked to a sensitivity of the gut.

* There are however several triggers
that can exacerbate the condition. Some of these are:

· * Stress

· * Intestinal Parasites

· * Poor Digestion

· * Food Sensitivity or Food Intolerance

· * Feeling Emotionally Low

· * Being Physically Run Down

· * Bowel Infection

· * Candida

· * Disorders of the Nervous System

· * Drug Side Effects

· * Gynaecological Problems

· * Inadequate Digestive Enzymes

· * Nutrient Deficiencies

· * Poor Diet

· * Surgery

The Intestine is connected to the Brain. Signals go back and
forth between the Bowel and Brain. These signals affect bowel function and
symptoms. The nerves can become more active during stress causing the
intestines to be more sensitive and contract more.

Symptoms of Irritable
Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

The symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome can vary from
person to person but most people will experience Diarrhoea, Constipation or both.
The symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome tend to be worse after eating and tend
to come and go in bouts. Many people will have a flare up of their symptoms
which can last from 1 day up to 4 days.

The most common symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
are:

· * Abdominal Pain and Cramping – which can be
relieved following a bowel movement

· * A change in bowel habit - such as Diarrhoea, Constipation
or Both

· * Bloating and Swelling of the Abdomen

· * Excessive Wind (Flatulence)

· * An urgent need to go to the toilet

· * A feeling that you need to open your bowels even
if you have just been to the toilet

· * A feeling you have not fully emptied your bowels

· * Passing mucus from your back passage (bottom)

Due to the embarrassment, pain and discomfort of Irritable Bowel
Syndrome, many people with the condition also have feelings of Depression and Anxiety.

Diagnosing Irritable
Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

There are no specific tests for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
because it does not cause any obvious detectable abnormalities in your
Digestive System. If you have the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome your GP
will not always need to order blood tests to help diagnose you. However, in some cases they may recommend blood tests to
rule out other conditions that cause similar symptoms such as an Infection or
Coeliac Disease (a stomach condition caused by Gluten Intolerance).

Irritable Bowel Syndrome is usually diagnosed by carrying
out a physical examination and checking whether your symptoms match those
typical of the condition.

Treatment for
irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

The symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) can often be
reduced by changing your diet and lifestyle. In some cases, medication or
psychological treatments may also be helpful.

Colonic Hydrotherapy Treatments are also very good for Irritable
Bowel Syndrome. They can also be combined with a Colonic Enema which has been
tailored for the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome to help calm the Colon
and reduce the spasms.

The Claudia McGloin Clinic have treated several people with Irritable
Bowel Syndrome both in the UK and Ireland with excellent results.

Claudia’s tips for
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS):

·

* * Change your diet

· * Increase fibre intake

· * Keep a food diary

· * Take probiotics

· * Exercise

· * Reduce STRESS

· * Avoid sugar

· * Avoid excess alcohol

· * Restrict your tea and coffee intake

· * Restrict fizzy drinks

· * Eat regular meals

· * Avoid red meat

· * Avoid artificial sweeteners

· * Avoid fatty and fried foods

· * Drink plenty of water

· * Get a good night’s sleep

· * Have regular Colonic Hydrotherapy treatments with Colonic Herbal Implants to help soothe the Colon

Further details on
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Colonic Hydrotherapy can be found on the Claudia
McGloin Clinic website - www.claudiamcgloinclinic.com

The Claudia McGloin Clinic is delighted to be taking part in this years Sligo Super Shopping Spree which runs from Tuesday 29th October until Sunday 10th November 2013.

The Claudia McGloin Clinic have put together a selection of AMAZING offers that will never be repeated again and if they were would most certainly never be repeated again at the same time. There are strict T&C's that apply to these offers and details of these can be found on the clinic website www.claudiamcgloinclinic.com or on the clinic Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/claudiamcgloinclinic

These offers would make FABULOUS Christmas presents or indeed would be a good little pick me up now that winter is here!

In addition to the FANTASTIC offers available at the clinic and the fact that when you spend €20 at the clinic you are automatically entered into a draw to win vouchers worth anything from €100 up to €500, all clients who Book and Pay for courses at the clinic during the Shopping Spree will be entered into a draw for a DRACULA PRP THERAPY treatment that is worth €500!!

You won't get an offer like that again!

Below is a list of the Super Shopping Spree Offers available at the Claudia McGloin Clinic:-

* Book and Pay for a course of 3X Colonic Hydrotherapy treatments and get a 4th Colonic Hydrotherapy treatment for €45 PLUS a Colonic Herbal Implant/Enema FREE

* Book and Pay for a course of 3X Genuine Dermaroller treatments and get a SPF 50 and Oxygenating Cream and a Cool Mask FREE

* Book and Pay for a course of 4X Obagi Blue Peel Radiance treatments and get an Obagi ELASTILash Eyelash Solution FREE

* Book and Pay for a course of 8X Mesotherapy Fat/Cellulite Reduction treatments and get a Mesotherapy Skin Rejuvenation Facial treatment FREE

* Book and Pay for a course of 4X Easy Phytic Superficial Peels and get a 5th treatment FREE

* Pay for a 3 months supply of Collagen Shots and get a Mesotherapy Skin Rejuvenation Facial treatment FREE* Book and Pay for a course of 4X Cosmo Skin Peels and get a DermaCeutic Home Care Medical Skin Kit FREE

* Buy a Gift Voucher for €100 and get €50 FREE

NB...All of these offers are ONLY available during the Sligo Super Shopping Spree and you have to BOOK and PAY for all courses during the Shopping Spree before you are entered into the draw for the DRACULA PRP THERAPY treatment.

For full details on all participating stores check out this weeks The Sligo Champion.

As a kid I remember the Shopping Sprees that used to take place in Sligo. For years every October some of the businesses would get together and offer discounts in their stores. I remember seeing the posters and flyers and thinking even way back then that this was a BIG event in the town! I have no idea when exactly it stopped or why but I was delighted to be asked by The Sligo Champion if I would be interested in taking part in it this year.

The Sligo Super Shopping Spree starts on the 29th October and runs until the 10th November 2013. The Claudia McGloin Clinic is delighted to be taking part and has come up with some AMAZING offers that may never be repeated again and if they are they certainly all won't be available at the same time!

I am hoping that this years Shopping Spree will be a huge success not just for the customer but also the businesses taking part. You are after all supporting LOCAL businesses! There is a whole list of stores participating in this years Shopping Spree. They all have their own offers which are fabulous and there is something to suit everyone!

What's in it for YOU for the savvy shopper?

Well apart from availing of some fantastic offers - think of these as Christmas Gifts! When you spend €20 in any of the participating stores, you are included in a draw that could see you winning vouchers from €100 up to €500!

AND if that wasn't good enough to get you shopping, every customer who books and pays for a course of treatments at the Claudia McGloin Clinic during the Shopping Spree will be added into a draw for a FREE DRACULA PRP THERAPY treatment!!!T&C's Apply!!!

For full details of all the participating stores and the Sligo Super Shopping Spree get a copy of this weeks The Sligo Champion.

Sunday, 13 October 2013

Claudia McGloin received an exclusive invitation to attend the first Galderma Aesthetics Academy Ireland 2013 meeting in association with John Bannon Ltd. The meeting was held on Saturday 12th October in Croke Park in Dublin.

The event consisted of a number of lectures and demonstrations by Dr. Mark Hamilton, Dr. Beatriz Molina and Professor Syed Haq and included updates on development techniques for Clinical and Facial Anatomy.

Everywhere you look these days there are articles and adverts for ANTI-AGEING, be it treatments or Skin Care products that have been designed to reduce Lines and Wrinkles and to give the face a LIFT. Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedures are on the increase with Medical Aesthetic Procedures becoming the most popular and the most effective. Everyone wants to look younger but they also want treatments that require no downtime but that will also show positive results. So what is the best Non-Surgical Medical Aesthetic Procedure?

The hottest Anti-Ageing treatment that will turn back the clock has to be Dracula PRP Therapy ™.

The name may sound Frightening as you think of Bram Stoker’s Dracula but it seems rather fitting that this amazing treatment has come to Sligo, the home of Bram Stoker’s mother and the place that inspired his amazing ‘Dracula’! In fact, Dracula PRP Therapy ™ is EXCLUSIVE to the Claudia McGloin Clinic and is the ONLY clinic in Ireland to offer Dracula PRP Therapy ™. Claudia McGloin has trained with Dr. Daniel Sister, a world renowned Cosmetic, Anti-Ageing and Hormone Specialist Doctor and Leading Expert in Dracula PRP Therapy ™in London. He created and brought this amazing treatment to the UK and Ireland.

What is Dracula PRP Therapy
™?

PRP stands for Platelet Rich Plasma. Platelets are full of
Growth Factors which regulate the life of any cell in the body. All body organs
possess quiescent stem cells and once activated can lead to the formation of
healthy new tissue. Dracula PRP Therapy
™ uses your own Plasma which has been separated from your Red Blood Cells
which are activated and then injected back into your body.

Because these are your own cells there is no change of
rejection, infection or allergy. This amazing treatment allows so many areas of
the body to be treated and all at the same time. Only Plasma Rich in Growth
Factors allows for the stimulation of the cell healing process in many
different tissues.

The ageing process is like a domino effect which happens in
Bone, Muscle, Fat and Skin. Once the process has started, the only treatment to
address all four layers is Dracula PRP
Therapy ™.

Dracula PRP Therapy ™
can be used on any part of the body to treat any of the following and much more.

·Stretch Marks

·Acne

·Scars

·Hair Loss

·Breast Volume Correction

·Facelift

·Skin Tightening

·Wounds

· Injuries

How does Dracula
PRP Therapy ™ work?

A small amount of blood is taken from the
patient and placed into a sterile tube. The tube is then put into a centrifuge.
The blood is spun to separate the Plasma, Platelets and Red Blood Cells. Once
separated, the Plasma is then injected back into the body to the areas that
require injecting.

Dracula PRP Therapy ™
is 100% NATURAL and 100% SAFE.

Dracula PRP Therapy ™ has been featured on Channel 4's How Not To Get Old. Anna Richardson has had the treatment for her Undereye Dark Circles and gave the treatment a glowing review.

All of our Procedures are provided by Medical Professionals ONLY. The Procedures and Skin Care Products used at the Claudia McGloin Clinic are not the same as what you will find in Pharmacies or Beauty Salons on the High Street! All Procedures and Skin Care Products used at the Claudia McGloin Clinic are Strictly for use by Medical Professionals ONLY and are Tailored and Prescribed to the individual.

The Claudia McGloin Clinic is situated in a discreet location in Millennium House on Stephen Street. All of our appointments are by appointment only and we ensure your confidentiality by ensuring that appointments are staggered so, as not to meet anyone in the clinic.